All Employee Benefits articles in Web Issue – Page 1033
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Case StudiesConvaTec utilises employee champions to engage remote staff with health and wellbeing
International medical products and technology organisation ConvaTec ran a steps challenge to launch a new health and wellbeing champions programme in 2015.The champions programme, delivered in conjunction with Vitality, aimed to engage ConvaTec's 958 UK-based employees, and in particular its 150 road-based sales representatives, with the health and wellbeing benefits ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Just 9% do not offer any benefits through salary sacrifice
EXCLUSIVE: Just 9% of employer respondents do not offer any benefits through a salary sacrifice arrangement, according to research by Employee Benefits and Staffcare.The Employee Benefits/Staffcare Benefits research 2017, which surveyed 271 employer respondents in February-March 2017, also found that more than three-quarters (80%) of respondents offer benefits through a ...
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Is it a good idea for employees to transfer out of a defined benefit pension scheme?
Since the pension changes we have seen a rise in employees wanting to transfer their defined benefit (DB) pension scheme into defined contribution (DC) pensions, so that they can also benefit from the pension freedoms.However, transferring from a DB pension scheme can mean that employees will be giving up valuable ...
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ArticleGovernment to implement General Data Protection Regulation through Data Protection Bill
The government will implement the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) through the Data Protection Bill, which was announced in the Queen’s Speech on Wednesday 21 June 2017.The GDPR, which been designed to protect EU citizens from privacy and data breaches, will include mandatory breach notifications delivered in a 72-hour period ...
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How employees could avoid losing their pension to scams and fraud
WEALTH at work shares its top tips on how employees could avoid losing their pension to scams and fraudsters.Scams don't look like scams – Scams look and sound legitimate by having very professional looking websites and literature, which is why employees can easily be deceived. Whichever option employees take for ...
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Article34% do not offer flexible working
More than a third (34%) of employer respondents do not offer flexible-working options, according to research by Aviva.Its Working lives report, which surveyed 500 UK private sector employers and 2,000 UK private sector employees, also found that 21% of employee respondents are too afraid to discuss flexible working with their ...
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ArticleResearch shows advertised salaries fall by 1%
The average advertised UK salary fell by 1% between May 2016 and May 2017, according to research by Adzuna.Its UK job market report: June 2017, which analyses online job vacancy data in the UK from over 500 sources, found that the average advertised UK salary increased by 0.2% between April ...
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ArticleAsda, Hays and Nationwide to share industry knowledge at Employee Benefits Live 2017
Asda, Hays, Kingfisher, Nationwide Building Society, and Tesco Bank are among the organisations to share expert industry knowledge at Employee Benefits Live 2017.Employee Benefits Live, the largest employee reward and benefits event in Europe, will return to Olympia National, London, on 10-11 October 2017, in association with Conduent HR Services.The ...
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ArticleEXCLUSIVE: 54% offer a car allowance
EXCLUSIVE: More than half (54%) of employer respondents offer a car allowance, compared to 45% in 2016, according to research by Employee Benefits and Staffcare.The Employee Benefits/Staffcare Benefits research 2017, which surveyed 271 employer respondents in February-March 2017, also found that almost all (97%) of those respondents that offer a ...
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Article38% believe workplace pensions are the safest way to save for retirement
More than a third (38%) of respondents aged under 40 years old or aged 40 and over who have not yet retired believe that a workplace pension scheme is the safest way to save for retirement in the period July 2016-December 2016, according to research by the Office for National ...
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ArticleStarbucks UK enhances rental deposit loan scheme
Coffee organisation Starbucks has enhanced its rental deposit loan scheme for UK employees, enabling more staff to gain access to the benefit.The Home Sweet Loan scheme, which launched in September 2015, provides eligible employees with an interest-free loan, up to the value of a month’s salary, to cover the costs ...
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ArticleRetirement income gender gap is £6,400
The annual average expected retirement income for women who are retiring in 2017 is £6,400 lower than the annual average expected retirement income for men retiring this year, according to research by Prudential.Its Class of 2017 report, which surveyed 10,605 non-retired UK adults aged 45 and over, also found that ...
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What would influence the inclusion of driverless vehicles in company car schemes?
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ArticlePatrick Woodman: How can employers reduce presenteeism?
Most people think presenteeism means being at your desk from dawn until dusk, or coming into work when you are ill; however, so-called digital presenteeism has become a prevalent threat to productivity and wellbeing. The rise of smartphones has created an always-on culture in which it is hard to escape ...
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ArticleRachel Suff: How can employers reduce presenteeism?
Presenteeism, employees coming in to work when they are ill, has become a serious problem in the UK. According to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)/Simplyhealth Absence management survey, published in November 2016, nearly three-quarters of UK employers have observed presenteeism within their organisations, with three in 10 ...
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ArticleTim Scott: How can employers reduce presenteeism?
When it comes to staff attendance, much of the focus is often placed on absenteeism and ways to reduce the number of absences or sickness days that staff may be taking.However, this is just one part of the story. Not every employee opts to take the day off work when ...
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Infographic: How do employers provide personalised total reward statements?
An infographic outlining how personalised total reward statements (TRS) are provided to employees. (Source: Employee Benefits/Staffcare Benefits research 2017, published in May 2017).Read more in Do total reward statements truly engage employees?!function(e,t,s,i){var n="InfogramEmbeds",o=e.getElementsByTagName("script"),d=o[0],r=/^http:/.test(e.location)?"http:":"https:";if(/^\/{2}/.test(i)&&(i=r+i),window[n]&&window[n].initialized)window[n].process&&window[n].process();else if(!e.getElementById(s)){var a=e.createElement("script");a.async=1,a.id=s,a.src=i,d.parentNode.insertBefore(a,d)}}(document,0,"infogram-async","//e.infogram.com/js/dist/embed-loader-min.js");
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ArticlePoll: 34% want the new pensions minister to focus on simplifying pensions taxation
Employee Benefits poll: More than one-third (34%) of employer respondents want the new pensions and financial inclusion minister to prioritise the simplification of pensions taxation.A poll of www.employeebenefits.co.uk readers, which received 50 responses, found that 18% of respondents would like the new minister, Guy Opperman, to focus on broader financial ...
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ArticleDepartment for Education reports a 5.3% mean gender pay gap
The Department for Education has reported a mean gender pay gap of 5.3% for hourly fixed pay across its UK-based workforce.The government department has recorded its snapshot data for 31 March 2017 in compliance with gender pay gap reporting regulations. The data has been published on the government’s gender pay ...
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Article54% feel under pressure to return to work early following an illness or injury
More than half (54%) of respondents feel under pressure to return to work before they have fully recovered from an illness or injury, according to research by Willis Towers Watson.Its survey of 1,123 UK employees aged between 18 and 64 years old also found that 47% of respondents believe their ...